Process Control System PCS 7 Getting Started - Part 2

1 S Preface, Contents Tasks for Getting Started - part 21 Configuring the Hardware 2 Working with the Plant Hierarchy3 Using Textual Interconnections 4 Configuring the CFC Charts with Utilization of Efficient Functions 5 Configuring the SFC Charts with Utilization of Efficient Functions 6 Compiling, Downloading, Testing the Charts 7 Configuring the PCS 7 OS 8 How to Control and Monitor in the Process Mode 9 Executing the Additional Task 10 Index SIMATIC Process Control System PCS 7 Getting Started part 2 manual Edition 07/2005 A5E00369629-02 Copyright Siemens AG 2005 All rights reserved The reproduction, transmission or use of this document or its contents is not permitted without express written authority.

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6 Process Control System PCS 7, Getting Started - part 2 A5E00369629-02 iii Preface Purpose of the manual Getting Started part 2 introduces the PCS 7 functions you can use for fast and effective configuration of you plant. These functions are especially convenient for configuring large, complex plants. Getting Started part 2 is especially directed at users who have already worked through Getting Started part 1. Required Experience You should already have experience in the following areas: Microsoft operating System Windows 2000, Windows XP Basic knowledge in the field of Process automation Functions and configuration of SIMATIC S7 (S7-400, STEP 7) Functions and configuration of SIMATIC NET (network components, transmission media) You should also be familiar with the basic functions of PCS 7.

7 This includes all functions described in Getting Started part 1. Detailed instructions are provided for all functions that were not covered in the first part of Getting Started part 1. You should read the detailed descriptions in Getting Started part 1 again if necessary. Scope of the manual The manual applies to "PCS 7 Engineering Toolset V ". Preface Process Control System PCS 7, Getting Started - part 2 iv A5E00369629-02 Guide to the manual Getting Started part 2 is based on Getting Started part 1. In this Getting Started , you will configure an additional unit of the paint project.

8 You will become familiar with functions for efficient engineering. You will find important background information needed to understand the individual topics and, of course, perform step-by-step configuration. You are also provided with a completed " " project as a sample project in a file. This is installed along with the System documentation of PCS 7. You can open this project on an existing engineering System (ES) to view the configuration data and compare the data with your own configuration data. You can activate the project on an operator station (OS) to Control and monitor the Process .

9 Note To test the sample project in Process mode, you may have to adapt the hardware configuration of the project to your actual hardware. In other words, you may have to replace the hardware components in the sample project with you existing hardware components. Note Many preparatory tasks that you will do in Getting Started part 2 were already described in Getting Started part 1. Therefore, they are only described in outline form in this part of Getting Started . Refer to Getting Started part 1 if you require detailed information. This is part of the System documentation for PCS 7 that is included in the standard installation of PCS 7.

10 Select the following menu command to open Getting Started part 1: Start > Simatic > Documentation > English > PCS 7 Getting Started part 1 (Online Help) or PCS 7 Getting Started part 1 (PDF) Preface Process Control System PCS 7, Getting Started - part 2 A5E00369629-02 v Conventions In this Getting Started , all the instructions are explained with full menu commands. You can also activate the majority of functions from context menus or by double-clicking on an icon. In PCS 7, you can use standard Windows functions in many situations: Multiple selection with the "CTRL" and "Shift" keys Sorting columns in tables by clicking on the column header Using Drag & Drop instead of Copy and Paste If you open the HTML version of Getting Started , you can run video sequences.